Big Ten: Rankings QBs By PFF Grade Through Week 8
Eight weeks of college football is in the books and there has been some fascinating play this season.
Sticking with the Big Ten conference, the East is shaping up to come down to Michigan and Ohio State, while the West division is anyone's guess on who might come out of there. The Hawkeyes dropped a pivotal game to Minnesota this past weekend, so just about any of the teams on that side has a fighter's chance of winning.
The Big Ten has had some good quarterback play, while there has also been some really bad QB play. I'm going to show you how Pro Football Focus ranks the starting quarterbacks in the Big Ten. I'm ranking the 14 current QBs by their passing grade. So Noah Kim won't be listed, it's Katin Houser. Cade McNamara is out for the season for Iowa, so Deacon Hill is listed, etc.
Just for reference, if a player has an 80+ grade, PFF labels that as a really good grade.
14. Katin Houser -- Michigan State
Grade: 29.6
Stats: 39-for-67 (58.2%) 392 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions
13. Deacon Hill -- Iowa
Grade: 36.0
Stats: 37-for-98 (37.8%) 427 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions
12. Braedyn Locke -- Wisconsin
Grade: 49.5
Stats: 37-for-72 (51.4%) 370 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception
11. Ben Bryant -- Northwestern
Grade: 55.0
Stats: 95-for-161 (59%) 926 yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions
10. Athan Kaliakmanis -- Minnesota
Grade: 55.2
Stats: 86-for-161 (53.4%) 923 yards, six touchdowns, and six interceptions
9. Heinrich Haarbeg -- Nebraska
Grade: 55.6
Stats: 58-for-113 (51.3%) 716 yards, five touchdowns, and four interceptions
8. Tayven Jackson -- Indiana
Grade: 62.8
Stats: 78-for-128 (60.9%) 914 yards, two touchdowns, and five interceptions
7. Hudson Card -- Purdue
Grade: 63.0
Stats: 149-for-246 (60.6%) 1,617 yards, seven touchdowns, and five interceptions
6. Gavin Wimsatt -- Rutgers
Grade: 65.6
Stats: 91-for-181 (50.3%) 1,134 yards, seven touchdowns, and four interceptions
5. Luke Altmyer -- Illinois
Grade: 67.1
Stats: 151-for-239 (63.2%) 1,671 yards, 10 touchdowns, and nine interceptions
4. Kyle McCord -- Ohio State
Grade: 74.8
Stats: 131-for-205 (63.9%) 1,937 yards, 12 touchdowns, and one interception
3. Taulia Tagovailoa -- Maryland
Grade: 78.6
Stats: 159-for-249 (63.9%) 1,926 yards, 16 touchdowns, and five interceptions
2. Drew Allar -- Penn State
Grade: 80.8
Stats: 136-for-223 (61%) 1,445 yards, and 13 touchdowns
1. J.J. McCarthy -- Michigan
Grade: 91.4
Stats: 132-for-169 (78.1%) 1,799 yards, 18 touchdowns, and three interceptions
